Stage Realism and the Henry VIII Infant Incident
A historic reply by Henry Irving’s circle to a critic recounts a London production of Henry VIII using a baby doll for Princess Elizabeth. Bram Stoker helped craft a courteous joke about the perils of real parentage on stage and legal risk for the players. The piece contrasts stage reality with fiction, reflecting on Victorian novelists and Melville's views.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irving
Sir Henry Irving
London
Henry VIII
Elizabeth
Henry Vin
Sky
Bram Stoker
Henry Irving
Sr. Irving
Mr. Stoker
Henry VII
Queen Anne Bol
A Great Pity and An All Around Woman
A fragmentary humor piece notes a man named Mumpser recalling a childhood portrait and his wife Alice reacting with amusement. It also quotes a tramp describing an ideal wife as practical, temperate, able to walk long distances, beg, sing, and defend her husband if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Mumpser
Alice
London Standard
Don
Parisian Duels Trod by Tricks and Etiquette
A humorous note on French duels from Household Brigade Magazine outlines three duel types: journalist clashes over drinks, private affairs requiring seconds, and rare serious rows over women. It explains time-wasting tricks, pistol preparations, and the social etiquette surrounding modern dueling in Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Household Brigade
Bad Example Teaches Careful Advertiser Lesson
A grocer famed for care places an ad for a message boy. A young man learns the value of prudence as a fly lands on sugar, the grocer swats it, and the boy notes the flawed example. The tale ends with the punchline that the grocer has discarded the fly but left the sugar unclean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erman
Burlington Chronicle
Siu
London Mail
Be Not Afraid In Life’s Tough Lessons Of Courage
Emerson urges daily courage against fate and fear. He argues that belief in a beneficent power sustains confidence in oneself, even when viewing fate as cold and inevitable. The core message: rely on your own opinion as the ultimate standard of worth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irving
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Mortgage sale notice from North Dakota court sale
A distressed mortgage sale notice details the mortgagee and mortgagor names, location in Richland county, North Dakota, and the court date. It notes principal due, power of attorney, and recording details with publication references and dates. The document cites Gustaf Sehlen and references writs, affidavits, and asset posting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgage
Coos
Gustaf Sehlen
Giorsey Ata
Fea
Waupeten North Deela
Iiniteciny
Warton
Noni
Richland
Rene
Simie
Mortgage Sale Notice Amid Legal Proceedings
Notice announces a mortgage sale due to default on a loan secured by property. Legal names appear garbled but indicate court action, attorney for the plaintiff, and publication details. The item identifies the sale in a formal sequence with fees and penalties referenced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gengay Sowcuy
Sor Pont
Wabperon
Aps
Ness Optician
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Dakota Ave
K. Severson
Janet Passi
Ives
Werance
B. Eateten, ‘Moruraree
Mortsawee
Waupeten North Dakota
Iet
Pilenten Apaloth
Orras
Sonu
North Oak
City Property
Peoples’ State
Wahpeton
Shoop
Gene
Benda Market
Prank Benda
Wahpeton, N.D
Post
Twin City
NP. Simonses
A. Paulson
John Rischard
A. H. Burxsox
City
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